Grapple.



PATjIIN TED4 00T. o, 1906.*

\ lNo'. 834,590.

' I. Wfs-TOLKRANTZ.

GRAPPLE.

'APPLICATION FILED JUNI: 27.1906.

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No. 834.590, PATENTED OCT. so, 190e.

J. w. STQLKRANTZ.

GRAPPLE. 4 APPLI'OATION FILED JUNE 27.1906.

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No. 834,590. Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented Oct. 30, 1906. Application filed June 27, 1906. Serial No. 323,566. t

pushed over the end of a bundle of bar-iron A which is arranged horizontally, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3. If the bucket BuHalo,-in the county of Erie and State of were not thus balanced on the supporting- New York, have invented a new and usefuk cables, it would be difficult to turn the same Improvement in Grapples, of which the folintothe position which it must assume lowing is a specification. a ,y engaging the end This invention relates to a grapple which owing to the weight of the bucket. is more particularly designed for use in hoist- In order to prevent the bottom orback of ing bundles of bar-iron or rails,- but which the bucket-body from becoming worn unmay also be used for holding other articles' of duly, a buer or block E of wood or similar this character while hoisting 'and transfermaterial is arranged on the inner side of its ring the same fromone place to another. back. This buffer receives the wear of the The object of this invention is to produce a bundle of rails, which rest at their ends grapple of this character whereby bundles of against the same and can be readily renewed, bars or the like may be easily and eXpedi- 4 tiously transferred from one place to another y bucket. without liability of accidents andk with the l On opposite sides of the bucket-body1 are least expenditure of manual labor. arranged guard walls or plates F, whic are In the accompanying drawings, consisting connected at their lower and rear ends by of two sheets, Figure l is a side elevation of transverse webs ff with the adjacent lower and rear parts of the bucket-body, while my improvedgrapple, `showing the same applied to a bundle ofy railway iron and sustheir upper and front edges are disconnected from the adjacent parts of the bucket-body pended from a hoisting-tackle. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view ofthe shackle or and preferably curved or rounded, asshown in Figs. 1 and 5.' These guard-plates form upper holder applied to theupper endof Ithe pockets on opposite sides of the bucket-body,

bundle. Fig. 3 1s a longitudinal section of the bucket or lower holder which receives-the which receive the lower ends of the support- Fig. 4 is a transing-cables and serve to protect the same an avoid interference of the same with obstructions while the grapple is transferring the verse section of the bucket. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the grapple, showing the poload. lEach of the-pivots which receives the lower end of one of the supporting-cables is sition of the parts ready to be applied to a bundle of bars-or r s. i

secured at its inner end to one side wall of Similar letters ofreferenceindicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. the bucket-body and at its outer end to the adjacent guardlate, whereby the same is The bucket yor lower 'holder forming part ofmy impro-ved grapple has a hollow body firmly 'supporte and the grapple is not liable Ato give way while in use. By curving the upper and front edges of the guard-plates the same are not liable to interfere with the ToaZZ whom it may concern: l B e it known that I, JOHN SToLKRANTz, a citizen of the United Statesresidinggat tion and open at its front end, while its rear end or bottom a is inclined and provided on its outer side,y with one or more handles b, which are grasped by the attendants in applying the bucketl to or removing the same from the load. The bucket is pivotally suported by two supporting-cables O, which atter are arranged with their lower ends on opposite sides of the bucket-body and provided with eyes or loops c, which receive pivot-pins D on the outer side of the side walls d .of the bucket-body. These pivots are arranged on the central parts of these side walls, so that the bucket when empty isbalanced and assumes a substantially horizontal position by gravity with its open end facing aterally, as shown in full lines in Fig.

3, in which position body relatively thereto. v

g g represent rollers pivoted transversely at the front and rear ends of the bucket-body on the lower side thereof. When the bucket is loaded, its open front Upon lowering theV loaded bucket upon the place where the load is to be deposited the rear roller g strikes the floor first, and as the lowering of the bundle continues the bucket rolls laterally on the rear roller until it assumes a horizontal position, together with the bundle, floor. drawn iron, which movement is facilitated by reason The bucket-body may now be withthe bucket can be easily supporting-cables while turning the buckethorizontally from the bundle of bar-y for of the bundle of bar-iron, l

thus preserving the `serviceability ofv the .a

IOO l end faces upwardly. a

and its front roller g also rests on the of the rolling support on the floor provided I at the front and rearends of the bucket.

The shackle or upper holder forming part of my improved grapple is applied to the upper end of the bundle of bar-iron which is to be shifted and consists, essentially, of a transverse yoke H, of substantially U shape, applied to the upper side of the bundle, and a l flexible tie I, such as a chain or cable, applied I 1o to the under side of the bundle and connected opposite ends ofthe i t e lower side of its central part I e yoke is provided with two lugs or ears hl are connected by clevises or py' with the upper ends of the supporting-cables, and on its upper side this part of the yoke is provided with a lug or ear h', whichis attached by a clevis 7c which receives the hook Z 2o tackle L.

preferably attached permanently to the companion end of the yoke, while its opposite end is provided with a large link i, which detachably engages with a hook m on the opposite z 5 end ofthe yoke. In order to avoid accidental disengagement of the link from the operative position, in which it closes the 3 5 mouth of the hook, by means of a locking-pin p, passing through coinciding openings in the eeper and the yoke.

In applying my improved h by passing the chain I underneath the bundle and securing its link in the hook Upon now raising the shackle by means of 'the hoisting-tackle the bundle carried -by theA grapple assumes a substantially vertical position, as shown in- Fig. 1. 5o The bundle is carried in this position to the unloading-place. pon lowering the grapple l tie, a

the bundle has also been lowered upon the floor. The chain and ypke are now detached from the upper end o th the lower rear end thereof ready for receiving another load.

I claim as my invention` 1. A grapple comprising a hollow gu-ard-plates arranged at the sides of the body, supporting-cables having their lower ends arranged in the 'spaces between the sides of the body and said guard-plates, and pivot-pins which receive said cables and each of which is supported at its inner end on one side of the body and at its outer end on the adjacent guard-plate, substantially as set forth.

2. A grapple comprising a hollow body, guard-plates arranged at the sides of" the body and each connected at its lower and rear edges by transverse webs with the lower and rear parts ofthe body and having its upper and front edges curved, supportingcables having their lower ends arranged in the spaces between the sides of the body and said guard-plates and providedwith eyes, and pivot-pins which receive said eyes and each of which is secured at its inner end on one side of the body and at its outer end' on the adjacent guard-plate, substantially as set forth.

3. A grapple comprising a U-shapedv yoke adapted to engage with one side of the load,I

body,

opposite end of arranged on the yoke and receivthe yoke, consisting of a link hook arranged on the lng said link, and yoke and movable into and out of 1 of said hook, substantially as set forth.

ltness my hand JOHN W. STOLKRANTZ. Witnesses:

THEO. I1. PoPP, RUTH TARBELL. 

